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Title : A Kind of Magic
Source port : MBF. Use others at your peril.
Author : The Archon
Email Address : I_am_the_archon@hotmail.com
Misc. Author Info : I almost called this "Who Wants to Live Forever",
since I like that song a lot better.
Previous works : MBFEDIT!.WAD, the DEH Combo Pack,
Half to blame for Gatchaman Doom:)
A load of other stuff at my website.
Description : Replaces the plasma gun and BFG with magical
weapons.
Additional Credits to : Rez for beta testing.
Lee Killough for the MBF engine.
Raven and Id for all the sprites I nicked.
Cyberdemon for the Artica series of maps.
== Play Information =========================================================
Episode and Level # : Not a one.
Single Player : Yes
Cooperative 2-4 Player : Yes
Deathmatch 2-4 Player : Yes (though weapon 7 would be a dud)
Difficulty Settings : Heck yeah.
New Sounds : Yes
New Graphics : Sure thing.
New Music : Nope
Demos Replaced : None
== Construction =============================================================
Base : Stuff stolen from Heretic, Hexen, and the Doom betas.
Editors used : DeHackEd, Wintex, MSPaint, and a few home-grown utils.
Build Time : An afternoon when I REALLY should have been doing work.
Known Bugs : You think I make bug-ridden WADs? Ha! I mock you!
Okay, it crashed on me once, but it wasn't repeatable,
== Copyright / Permissions ==================================================
Authors MAY use this as a base to build additional levels, if they
keep the credits and send me a nice e-mail or money.:)
You MAY distribute this WAD provided you include this file, with no
modifications. You MAY distribute this file in any electronic format
(BBS, Diskette, CD, etc.) as long as you include this file intact. I also
suggest that you let me know about it, or I'll send my Baron of Hell after
you.
== Where to get this WAD ====================================================
Considering all the copyrighted stuff, definitely not CDROM.COM!!!
My webpage: http://archonrealm.cjb.net/
== Notes ====================================================================
There's a total of six things replaced:
Status bar: "Cell" on the ammo count has been replaced with a rather
compressed "Mana".
Plasma gun: This is now "The Staff of Protection", a defensive weapon.
While it can be used for offense, it's better for defense. It's used to pin
enemies down and form temporary barriers. The staffs it generates are
destructible, so you can't trap yourself - you can always shoot yourself out,
as can your opponents. The staffs give off a small bit of radius damage when
destroyed, so be careful not to pin yourself down with it, or you'll be
punished when you free yourself.:) One shot costs one mana.
BFG9000: This is now "The Crystal of Souls", an artifact that spawns a
friendly "ghost" Baron of Hell to help you. He's translucent and can pass
through monsters and other barriers (including ones made by the The Staff
of Protection!), but is otherwise a standard Baron. One Baron costs 150 mana.
(Observant people will note that I "stole" this weapon's idea from
Mike "Cyberdemon" Watson's last Artica map.)
Energy Cell: This is now the Unholy Bible, and gives you 20 mana.
Energy Cell Pack: This is now the Tome of Darkness - let's see if you can
figure out how I made it spin without taking eight frames.:) It gives you
100 mana.
Pole with skull on top: I needed one extra artifact to form the barrier
the Staff makes, so this was taken. No biggie, unless you use this a lot in
your levels.
The Archon
October 7, 1999